Four years after the Ebola crisis : Challenges, experiences, and implications in the German public health context

The Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa in 2014/2015 was by far the biggest, most prolonged, and geographically most widespread outbreak of this disease since the discovery of the Ebola virus in 1976. Although no cases of Ebola virus disease were confirmed in Germany, a number of crisis mana...

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Published in:Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz, 2019-09, Vol.62 (9), p.1041-1051
Main Authors: Hunger, Iris, Becker, Stephan, Frank, Christina, Grunow, Roland, Herzog, Christian, Kurth, Andreas, Monazahian, Masyar, Nitsche, Andreas, Sasse, Julia, Schulz-Weidhaas, Claudia, Wollin, Klaus-Michael, Schaade, Lars
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Africa, Western
Disease Outbreaks
Germany
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
Humans
Public Health
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Summary:The Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa in 2014/2015 was by far the biggest, most prolonged, and geographically most widespread outbreak of this disease since the discovery of the Ebola virus in 1976. Although no cases of Ebola virus disease were confirmed in Germany, a number of crisis management activities were initiated.Based on a combination of local, national, and international lessons learned, literature research, and a large number of discussions among German colleagues as well as German and foreign colleagues, the experiences of selected German public health actors as well as implications for health protection activities in Germany are presented.On the one hand, preparedness for managing unusual high consequence health events-caused by rare, highly pathogenic biological agents-including the provision of adequate material and personnel resources remains important in Germany. On the other hand, more German engagement in global health is necessary, because the dividing line between global health and local health is increasingly disappearing.
ISSN:1437-1588
DOI:10.1007/s00103-019-02995-x